Succotash

Lyrics

Intro: We all look forward to a new day. But, as I look around I'm reminded of Revelation 12:9, 12 - "So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him" heh (You know, sometimes we're not prepared for adversity.) And as we look on to verse 12, it says, "On this account be glad, you heavens and you who reside in them! Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger" Verse 1: Go on the go; they say go with the flow But it's torrential; know it's official Time's are critical like people of the times And time is minimal; hard to give, hard to find That's why I'm cynical; Although tech goes on to reach new pinnacles The lows humans go to seem to reach new pitifuls We fight for rights, but wrong's prolonged In media's same old songs Melodies of felonies, chords of discord Harmonies of full armories Rhythms of corrupt systems Dissonance by divisions Signature our time's given When the motif is your grief, you want to give in Told the key of life is happiness that's free But ain't paid the cost of living So pay your rent, pay your dues, pay for your utilities Then we're told to dream on, despite its likely futility And if we want a day job, we still come across hostility Injustice happens daily, but no one's responsibility Assaulted sexually? Shouldn't have worn that dress to be! Assaulted battery? Been charged before; he has to be! Insulted? Glad to be! I'm right, you're wrong; why you mad at me? Repulsive enough to me like suffering succotash Chorus Suffering Succotash Suffering Succotash Verse 2: I never believed that I'd end up like my mother Single and struggling to raise my young daughter and her brother Making just enough to pay the bills and loans with doubles At the clinic nursing, so I'm not around for my kids' troubles Running their mouths gets discipline, whippings, and then I'm missing Wishing I could be more present like the school that they're skipping It wasn't long ago I studied, so I could give them A better life than the one that I'm currently living Cause I had them too early. And just to keep the lights on I'm working to 2:30. And if I had the right one, ain't taken and who's searching Then maybe I can stabilize No, I don't need a man, but wouldn't mind one who's able a'ight Cause I want have quality time with my kids Letting them know how important their education really is Not letting their environment get them stuck on a path Leading them and their mother to screaming suffering succotash Chorus Verse 3: Man I hate twelve Three years from now, I'm supposed to be grade twelve At three years, I was told my father can't make bail Still haven't seen him since then, so I guess that makes twelve Years he's been locked up, and mom just Left him for a man who ran when she was knocked up And my sister they made is twelve Now people make mistakes, and mom's working for our sake So let me help to make this cake and move this weight scale Now why, pray tell, would I go dad's same trail I'll defer to jane instead of slanging yayo Truant to be a student of those who make bankroll Since I could never crack books and this year I may fail Plus, why wait twelve months to make twelve times less Working part-time? When it comes to pay, crime's best Time struck midnight: initiation to make sales Crime bust; weapons drawn to the target to aim: twelve Outro: "On this account be glad, you heavens and you who reside in them! Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing that he has a short period of time." Cause as Psalm 37: 10, 11 read, "Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." Threes!